This Spicy Chicken and Cabbage Salad is a real wow factor. Fresh and full of the best colors and flavors with a toss up of juicy chicken, distinct red onions, garlic, red chili, cilantro leaves, peanuts, crunchy green cabbage and Persian cucumbers and simply seasoned with oil, kosher salt crystals and some lime juice.
Is your mouth already watering?
To make Spicy Chicken and Cabbage Salad, you will need the following ingredients:
In a medium pot over medium heat, add ½ chopped onion, 2 chicken breasts, 3 cloves of minced garlic, ½ a thinly sliced chili, 1 cup cilantro leaves, 2½ teaspoons of salt and 4 cups water and bring to a slow simmer.
Once simmering, reduce heat to low and cook for about 10-12 minutes until chicken is cooked and juices run clear. Reserve ½ cup of the cooking liquid.
Place cooked chicken on a slicing board and allow to cool before roughly shredding.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet over medium heat, heat oil and and ⅓ cup of peanuts with skin still on. Cooking, tossing frequently, for about 3-5 minutes until golden. Reserving cooking oil.
Roughly chop golden peanuts.
In a large bowl, whisk reserved, chilled cooking liquid from the poached chicken, reserved peanut cooking oil and 2 tablespoons of lime juice until combined.
Add ½ head of thinly sliced cabbage and season with salt. Use your hands to toss and massage the cabbage until generously coated and softened.
Add 2 thinly sliced cucumbers, poached chicken, remaining slices form ½ chili, 1 cup cilantro, slices from the remaining ½ onion, half of the cooked peanuts and a pinch of salt. Toss to combine and coat evenly.
Garnish with sprinkles from the remaining peanuts on top, to serve!
This Spicy Chicken and Cabbage Salad is keto friendly and perfectly nutritionally balanced. High source of protein, vitamins, minerals and healthy fats. Do you have other great healthy salad ideas? Share them with us online when you tag #cookmerecipes in your own blog posts and pictures!
This salad is so refreshing and easy. I’ll make it again for my next dinner party.
Wonderful. I made this salad for a party last weekend, and it was a hit. The flavors blend perfectly, and it's so easy to prepare. My husband loved it too, especially the crunch from the peanuts.
Tastes amazing, loved it!
Superb! This salad has made my weeknight dinners a joy.
This salad rocks! I made it for a small gathering and it was a hit! The spicy kick from the chicken and the crunch from the cabbage was just perfect. Eating it reminded me of summer picnics with friends. Can't wait to make this again.
Délicieux! Cette salade est si simple à preparer. Un vendredi soir, j'ai voulu une recette rapide. C'était parfait avec mon poulet grillé. Mes invités ont adoré!
Absolutely delicious, wow!
Man, this Spicy Chicken and Cabbage Salad is totally lit! Tried it after a workout, and I'm hooked. The crunch and flavors are just next level. Do it!
Amazing!
Super delicious salad!
Absolutely love this! Made it for the family last night, and they couldn’t stop raving! The spicy kick combined with the crunchiness of the cabbage was a hit! Perfect for summer dinners.
I made this salad for a family gathering, and everyone loved it! The flavors burst and it was super easy to whip up.
So easy to make! My family loved it.
Man, this Spicy Chicken and Cabbage Salad is BOMB! I whipped this up for a fam dinner and everyone went wild for it! It's got that perfect crunch and zing. Totally a keeper!
Delicious! I made this last night for my family and they loved it. The flavors are vibrant and the salad was a hit with my kids!
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